It was bold action , but it is was not enough to clear the sea lane.

虽然这是一个大胆的行动，但还不足以肃清航道。

Now the nightly ritual keeps open the sea-lane of memory between colonial past and present nationhood .

现在，点燃礼炮这一夜晚的典礼则象征了打开这个海洋在殖民时期和现代之间的记忆。